Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$70,639
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$25,561
26.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,039
Hawaii costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Hawaii — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$96,200
Kept after tax
$70,639
Worth in national money
$65,039
State rank
4
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Hawaii's middle earner gets $96,200, putting the state 4 of 51 — about 23.03% ahead of the national figure.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 437 occupations Hawaii reports, this job comes in at 90 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $96,200, tax leaves $70,639 — and because Hawaii is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $65,039 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $95,310.
- For electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians, Hawaii sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $96,200, ranking 4 of 51 and running about 23.03% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians ranks 90 of 437 occupations by median in Hawaii, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- After tax, $70,639 remains from the Hawaii median of $96,200 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $65,039 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $95,310 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $67,280 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $96,200 |
| Top tenth earn over | $120,270 |
| This salary | $96,200 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Hawaii | $70,639 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $76,507 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$13,691 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $87,859 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$18,912 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Hawaii earn less than $96,200. The published range is $67,280 up to $120,270, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Hawaii the take-home figure of $70,639, from $96,200, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 90 of 437 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $65,039 uses one figure for the whole of Hawaii. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 437 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 90.
- Reported values are medians; for electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians in Hawaii the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $67,280 to $120,270. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Hawaii is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $70,639 from $96,200. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 90 of 437 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $65,039, worked from $96,200, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Hawaii address, on work sitting at 90 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $67,280 at the tenth percentile, $120,270 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Hawaii run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $65,039 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Hawaii then takes its own share, leaving $70,639.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($67,280 to $120,270) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Hawaii rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Hawaii's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $65,039 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $70,639 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Hawaii income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.